New York Knicks 113, Orlando Magic 106 (OT)
by Evan Dunlap on Mar 29, 2011 12:48 AM EDT
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PrintThe Orlando Magic fell in overtime to the New York Knicks, 113-106, to end their five-game winning streak and drop, rather curiously, to 5-9 on Mondays this season. Carmelo Anthony, who dubbed the game "an almost must-win" in the early afternoon, scored 33 of New York's 65 points after halftime to lead it to victory, its first since March 17th. Amar'e Stoudemire scored 20 and Chauncey Billups added a sneaky 17, including a quick-trigger trey at the 3:15 mark of overtime to give his club the lead for good.
That Orlando stayed reasonably competitive despite being shorthanded attests to how hard, if not how well, it played. The Magic continued to battle turnover problems, with 21 this evening; shot poorly (11-of-32, 32.5 percent) from three-point range; and let the Knicks shoot 41 free throws. Those deficiencies were too much to surmount, especially in light of the players they missed: starting point guard Jameer Nelson, reserve shooting guard J.J. Redick, and defense-oriented wing Quentin Richardson sat with injuries, which in turn pressed the less skilled Gilbert Arenas, Chris Duhon, and Earl Clark to play larger roles than they would in normal circumstances.
| Team | Pace | Efficiency | eFG% | FT Rate | OReb% | TO Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic | 102 | 104.1 | 51.9% | 28.8 | 22.0 | 20.6 |
| Knicks | 102 | 110.8 | 50.6% | 38.6 | 23.9 | 13.7 |
| Green denotes a stat better than the team's season average; red denotes a stat worse than the team's season average. | ||||||
I don't wish to take anything away from the Knicks in mentioning those factors, though. The Knicks didn't luck into a win here. No, they busted their behinds, limiting the Magic team that had previously torn them apart offensivvely to 106 points on 102 possessions. Dwight Howard didn't make a field goal until early in the third period against New York, which compensated for its lack of size--Shawne Williams, a converted small forward, got the start at center--by sending at least one extra defender at him, hard, on all his post touches in the first half.
But it bears noting that New York didn't do much of anything special tonight, either. Anthony got the ball in isolation sets, went to work, and dominated for the final 29 minutes. That's essentially it; there wasn't much creativity or artistry, which conspired with all the fouls being called to render the game darn near unwatchable despite the close score. Anthony made a series of difficult jumpers, the sorts of shots the Magic should indeed encourage him to take. It didn't matter. He made them. Orlando's D, for the most part, accomplished what it set out to do.
I believe Knicks fans would be the first to tell you their team would likely have lost were Orlando at full strength, and perhaps if the officiating had been tighter in the final minutes. Howard, in the midst of a 29-point, 18-rebound game, fouled out rather dubiously trying to fend off Stoudemire after grabbing an offensive rebound with Orlando down by 2 and 1:16 to play. Jason Richardson poked the ball away from Anthony on the ensuing Knicks possession, igniting a Magic fast break... or it would have, were it not for Richardson getting whistled for tripping Anthony after Anthony shoved him to the court. Toss in the fact that the Knicks' final points in regulation came after an obvious Anthony travel and you'll understand why Magic fans are upset with the officiating.
True, the crew didn't impress tonight; Ken Berger of CBSSports agreed. The Magic lucked out a few times themselves on clear out-of-bounds calls everyone but the referees could see.
But there's no sense in dwelling too much on it, really. The Magic are practically, but not mathematically, locked into the East's fourth playoff seed, and have been for a bit. The remaining eight games on the schedule are strictly academic, with nothing at stake except pride and a chance to fine-tune before the postseason begins. It took an otherworldly effort from Anthony for the Knicks to knock off the gravely shorthanded Magic. Nobody's going to remember this game next week.
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Anthony gets the superstar call or non call for travelling at the end of the game
and Howard fouls out going for a loose ball………..whatever
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by AB's triple double on Mar 29, 2011 1:10 AM EDT reply actions
Still no excuse for getting the T though. That was an obvious T, not smart.
by blumad on Mar 29, 2011 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sorry I disagree
LeBron explodes on the refs when we played them a couple if weeks ago and does not get a technical. That was a horrendous call by the refs.
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Sorry, but you're wrong.
Howard’s tech last night was clearly deserved.
When LeBron explodes at the refs but gets a pass, it’s total bull$#!%. He clearly deserves more technical fouls that they call on him. However, just because they don’t call them when LeBron deserves them, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t call them on Howard when he does.
Fairness means calling them when they are deserved. Howard faces two problems when it comes to bias from the refs for technical fouls:
1) He gets bullpucky Techs for situations that don’t warrant a tech.
2) He gets valid Techs in situations that other ‘stars’ get away with consistantly.
This was a case of #2, not #1.
by The BBQ Chicken Madness on Mar 29, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Dwight got the tech for rolling/throwing the ball away in disgust. It was deserved.
On the other hand, the Knick’s announcers admitted that Dwight did not foul on the play. After Melo tackled J-Rich and got away with it, Melo body blocking Howard repetitively and not getting a flagrant, Dwight should have had more control and just walk away.
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
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by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 29, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He was fouled out at that point anyway
The T was irrelevant, really. It doesn’t really even matter that much even f he gets another one and is suspended later in the season. We’re the 4th seed no matter what and it resets in the playoffs.
by eltharion_doa on Mar 29, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Double whatever they're already getting paid?
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by Blood, Sugar, Sex, ORLANDO Magic on Mar 29, 2011 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
refs gave the magic a lot of calls
as Evan stated. i was at the game last night and made so many enemies. im a new yorker and ny fans suck. over a qtr of the stadium left with 2 mins to go and i kept telling everyone it wasnt over. even after they went to halftime i saw another qtr of the “fans” leave.
though the magic lost im at least glad i got to see a pretty exciting game
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by nowuseemenowudont on Mar 29, 2011 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought they were bad, but not leaning one way or the other
Until overtime, where they called everything possible a) wrong and b) in favour of the Knicks in being wrong.
I don’t expect perfection, but there are times when the refs compound their errors.
by eltharion_doa on Mar 29, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
now i'm trying to be calm here, but
Gilbert Arena’s. WHERE ARE U DOING. this is the time where u could have showed us what your made of. i like the Assists, steals, and rebounds from u. but his shot selection and shooting are a huge problem. it’s like one game he does good. then the next 6 games he forgets how to do it again. i still have hope that he will do something about that come playoff time.
Amen to that, brother!
Watching Arenas and Duhon play together is like the nauseous feeling you get just before the custard comes out… BLAHHHH!
Evan is very generous with the Knicks and the horrible officiating… it was a lot worse.
But, Howard… AY, YA, YAY!!! He REALLY messed up, not only whatever chance we had of pulling this game off… WORSE: This is his first Technical… The NEXT one carries an automatic game suspension!!! Way to go, Idaho!!!
As you say: NEXT!
I know he shot terrible. But at least he had some pretty decent rebounding and assist numbers.
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I don't get it...
People have been saying this since before the season, when it was rumored that Otis was looking to trade for Arenas: THIS IS WHAT ARENAS IS MADE OF. This isn’t some anomaly. Dude has not been a good basketball player in 4 years. When will people accept that?
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by slickw143 on Mar 29, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Gilbert Arenas
Did show us what he’s made. That’s Gil’s game.
by eltharion_doa on Mar 29, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
"Gilbert Arena's. WHERE ARE U DOING"
You could have written the answer to world peace after that statement and I wouldn’t know it because I stopped reading right there.
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"(Dwight) Howard averages 23 points and 14 rebounds per game and is the defensive basketball equivalent of a guy carrying a bazooka during laser tag. No one wants to play with that kid."-Matt Moore
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A heck of an effort from the Magic
They were really sharp offensively in the third and fourth quarters, as they shot 18 of 33 (54.5%), including 6 of 11 from three point range for an eFG% of 63.6%.
Their efficiency disappeared in the OT, as the Magic shot just 3 of 10, including 0 for 4 from long range, while the Knicks shot 3 of 8, including 2 for 4 on threes and 5 of 7 from the FT line in the OT.
The 2 field goals made in 11 attempts by Gilbert Arenas ties for the fewest goals he has made in a game where he has played at least 40 minutes in his career.
Arenas’ 10 rebounds was just two rebounds away from his career high.
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by Mike from Illinois on Mar 29, 2011 1:33 AM EDT reply actions
Ugly Win
I was at Madison, it was amazing but refs were horrible. If refs saw what Anthony did, rather than Richardson.. the game was ours. Anyway great game.
Pretty much a moral loss though
We only dressed 7 players, without our 1st and 3rd best guards, and you STILL had to take us to OT to win.
Knicks will be swept in first round.
by magicboi407 on Mar 29, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Great parrallel with the Spurs last night.
Spurs lost to the Blazers while missing Parker and Ginobili.
Magic lost to the Knicks while missing Nelson and Redick.
Both are games you go “meh, whatever” about.
by The BBQ Chicken Madness on Mar 29, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Spurs were also missing Duncan and Mcdyess
Can’t believe that game was as close as it was.
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The Knicks have now shot 88 free throws against the Magic in two games
The 41 free throws attempted by the Knicks was the third time this season that a Magic opponent has attempted at least 40 free throws in a game, and the sixth time in the Stan Van Gundy era.
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by Mike from Illinois on Mar 29, 2011 1:43 AM EDT reply actions
ref you suck
Stern punishing SVG and the team. We better get use to it cus it will get much worse come playoff time.
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by poterajko on Mar 29, 2011 3:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
This game has zero to do with Stern and Stan.
The refs were terrible for much of the game and while the majority of the bad calls went against the Magic, there were plenty that went against NY. (I even recall tweeting about three against NY, specifically).
"I never look at the points," Howard said. "Rebounds and blocks are what win games for me."
http://www.twitter.com/JShannonhouse3
http://www.twitter.com/Amway_Get_Loud
by JeffShann3 on Mar 29, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Only thing I got from this game is that NY still has a long way to go.
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by nowuseemenowudont on Mar 29, 2011 7:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Timing is everything on bad calls.
It’s true that Orlando got some gifted calls during that game, but the biggest bad calls of the game all came at the end and all came against the Magic.
That travel by Melo was so obvious you could hear the NY fans actually gasp a bit when he did it – because they thought a call was coming. Melo shoving J-Rich to the ground should have been flagrant (unnessecary contact) with FTs and the ball. That doesn’t excuse his J-Rich’s dumb trip, though. Howard’s final foul was just insane…I can’t imagine any other player in the league, much less another ‘superstar’, getting shafted like that. Couple that with the number of no-calls while NY hammered Howard in the paint all night long…I’m not going to get upset at the T for anything beyond poor timing. I probably would have punched someone had that kind of nonsense happen to me.
The officiating didn’t merely “not impress”….it was bad. Very bad. It was bad in both directions at time, and all against the Magic when it mattered most. There’s no reason to use politic-speak to soften it…the officiating was flat out bad.
In terms of play — I’m pretty impressed the Magic were in it as well as they were. Other than the Spurs, I don’t know if you could remove a collection of players like the Magic had missing and still be so competative. It goes to show both a lot of fight on the Magic team and a lot of weakness in the Knicks.
The Magic really need to take some time to get healthy. Nelson, Redick, and to a lesser extent Q-Rich need to be ready come playoff time. At least for right now Arenas has some extra playing time to work on his game, in game, without major consequences. Also hopefully this will spark some more growth for Clark, who will likely see some extra playing time.
by The BBQ Chicken Madness on Mar 29, 2011 7:59 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Both refs played hard
No but seriously, that refereeing job was disgusting.
What pisses me off more was Ric Bucher pansy tweet after
Now I understand don’t listen to him, but when he comes off like a love sic puppy it really makes me question is journalistic integrity. And I know he is terrible, but you have to wonder how some @$$O gets a job and is on TV and gets an MVP vote, when a bunch of fellow ESPN.com writers take out personal bias, watch just as many if not more games, look at their stats and make a decision based on facts(Hollinger comes to mind). And maybe it makes look like a fan who is defending his guy, but I have said either Dwight or LeBron should get it. They are by far the best players in the world. Either and I think everyone side of Chicago can sleep at night and know the MVP vote is not a waste of time.
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Hollinger rebutted his tweet as well.
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
Damn I wish I would've seen that. I would have RT it to anyone, slightly tweaking it each time so Twitter wouldnt tell me
“Whoops! You already said that!”
"I never look at the points," Howard said. "Rebounds and blocks are what win games for me."
http://www.twitter.com/JShannonhouse3
http://www.twitter.com/Amway_Get_Loud
Does Bucher actually get an MVP vote?
Most online journalists don’t.
by eltharion_doa on Mar 29, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
That probably explains it then
While he writes online too, the magazine thing is probably why he gets an MVP vote, I guess. I don’t think there are many online only writers who have MVP votes.
by eltharion_doa on Mar 29, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
YES. Bucher is a douche.
"I never look at the points," Howard said. "Rebounds and blocks are what win games for me."
http://www.twitter.com/JShannonhouse3
http://www.twitter.com/Amway_Get_Loud
Overall, great effort from both teams despite crazy officiating.
I never ever complain about officiating but that was just delirious. There were calls that I clearly thought went against us and weren’t called and at the end of the game it just seemed like nothing went our way. That Melo travel had me losing my mind.
But I really got to give it to Melo. That was one of the best games offensively and defensively I’ve ever seen him play. He really wanted it badly.
On the Magic side, I’m surprised that the Magic seemed to also want this game as bad as they did. With us almost locked-in to the 4 seed dealing with injuries and NY desperate, I would have predicted a lackadaisical effort from the Magic but this wasn’t the case. It’s a good sign and I’m hopeful about the game against Atlanta later in the week.
JJ and Jameer need to get better quickly though. Our rotation is really screwed right now. The less Gil/Duhon, the better.
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by cgsimone on Mar 29, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It's absolutely amazing...
How this game has been played up to be like Game 7 of the NBA Finals on ESPN.com after the fact. “Guiding light”? Seriously? Give me a break.
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What is pathetic is we are missing our PG and our best bench player.
And yet we still forced overtime. Amazing how our wins against other teams like the Spurs, Bulls and Celtics come with * but when we win there is always an * or it is not how Orlando wins, but how the other team lost.
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"It was just will -- we wanted to win the game; we had to win the game," Anthony said.
And they barely won?? Man the Knicks are more terrible than we thought.
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The remainder of the regular season is virtually meaningless for the Magic.
Unless the disaster hits we are solidified at 4th seeding, and we should do all we can to help ATL remain at 5 and NYK make it to the play-offs.
So, you say we should throw games to help with the seedings. Right...
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
Quote of the Week: "One day I am going to be the guy standing at the pearly gates explaining that I was just in there, but they forgot to stamp my hand."
by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 29, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
Quote of the Week: "One day I am going to be the guy standing at the pearly gates explaining that I was just in there, but they forgot to stamp my hand."
by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 29, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
why not?
Its been done before…
"I never look at the points," Howard said. "Rebounds and blocks are what win games for me."
http://www.twitter.com/JShannonhouse3
http://www.twitter.com/Amway_Get_Loud
Quote "we SHOULD do all we can to help ATL remain at 5 and NYK make it to the play-offs."
I see a difference between can and should. Can implies ability to do, should implies obligation, propriety, or expediency.
Orlando has no obligation to help or hurt other teams. They need to retain position and prepare for the playoffs.
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
Quote of the Week: "One day I am going to be the guy standing at the pearly gates explaining that I was just in there, but they forgot to stamp my hand."
by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 29, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Your bullsh*t does not change the intent of your statement.
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
Quote of the Week: "One day I am going to be the guy standing at the pearly gates explaining that I was just in there, but they forgot to stamp my hand."
by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 29, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh! I get it! You are the Queen of Hearts!! When you use a word it means exactly what you mean it to mean!!
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
Quote of the Week: "One day I am going to be the guy standing at the pearly gates explaining that I was just in there, but they forgot to stamp my hand."
by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 29, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know how many Magic fans may enjoy watching countless pictures of Rasheed Wallace
… but to save everybody from enduring this, I give up a futile attempt of pursuing an issue which has little or no impact one way or another.
Hey, why don't you take a poll?
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
Quote of the Week: "One day I am going to be the guy standing at the pearly gates explaining that I was just in there, but they forgot to stamp my hand."
by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 30, 2011 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Or what? Threats are meaningless on the internet.
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
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by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 30, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
There is no threat. Rasheed Wallace would be embarrassed.
But what’s new? He has been on top of the list of players most resented by Magic fans, and it’s foolish to think that he would win a popularity contest with any group, let alone with Magic fans.
Logic says you should not attempt to speak for other people.
At least I don’t stoop to insulting the mildly retarded.
Okay, a simple "wrong" would've done just fine.
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by Both_Teams_Played_ on Mar 30, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Repect him, hate him but would take him in a second.
But mostly hate him
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Immature
With your team trailing but 2 in OT there is no excuse for committing and obvious tech and giving up a free point. You could expect that from a rookie, but not from an MVP candidate.
(yeah the refs sucked, but with the game on the line just shut up and live with it)
by Leandro. on Mar 29, 2011 11:39 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Explain to me...
How we win a game on the road with no Dwight, Jameer, Hedo, or Redick? It’s not impossible, but it is improbable.
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Correction.
Hedo of course was not out of the game at that point.
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So you are going to blame Dwight for this loss?
I dont think it is that big a deal, honestly. People used to get all over him for joking around too much and now they get on him when he takes the game seriously and gets pissed about bad calls? Whatever.
"I never look at the points," Howard said. "Rebounds and blocks are what win games for me."
http://www.twitter.com/JShannonhouse3
http://www.twitter.com/Amway_Get_Loud
I know.
Dwight is the second best player in the world, has done everything we asked and we still nitpick when he shows emotion. Do people want some who pationless as the leader of our favorite team?
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Giving up free points is silly, period.
It doesn´t have anything to do with taking the game seriously, or if we could have won or not. Jordan, David Robinson, Nash, Kobe, Malone, all took the game with passion and seriousness and you won’t remember many games where they gave up silly technicals with the game on the line. This is the second time in a month where Howard does this to his team, remember the Grizzlies game? With the magic down by one a foul was called with 5.5 sec left and the Magic down by one and Howard got a tech. The grizz made 2 of 3, and Orlando was forced to take an awful 3. . He is great sure, but if he wants to be a legend he will have to take smarter decisions in the future.
It's also been very clear that those other players you mentioned...
As well as a lot of guys today, have a much longer leash than Dwight does. Not to say that Dwight doesn’t deserve a lot of his techs (he does), but Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, etc. all have showed up refs countless times without repercussions.
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If the Magic win a title
This point will be meaning less. You do not remember regular season games. They are the regular season.
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Hey Evan!
Quote from this recap featured on BDL today:
Fortunately, the NBA has a well-tested quantitative formula for determining who the best team is. It's called "the playoffs." - Robert Silverman
I agree with Q-Rich. For the last 3-4 years, IMO, the Magic have been getting bad calls for no odd reason.Since we have become a Powerhouse in the Association we have gotten little to no resepct. All Magic fans could agree to that fact. Which leads to the “CONSPIRCY THEORY” against the Magic. Think about it, since we made the finals, every game now you can pretty much count on having more than 2 bogus calls made against us or just not called for us. I am no detective, but if it looks like ish and smells like ish, then it’s ISH! Really, this is really starting look bad for the NBA. I know that there aer going to human error in games, but to be so….so….UP FRONT AND DISRESPECTFUL ON NATIONAL TV, IS UNPROFESSIONAL. Ok, yeah we had our chances DURING the game to win, but when a call that is, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REF, is not made it how can you not think that somthing is wrong? And then to add fuel to the fire, Howards last foul should have sent HIM to the line and NOT to the bench. That call is made against A’mare and not Dwight, then we would not be looking at another tech on D-12’s record.(BOGUS ANYWAY) Just look at other games THIS YEAR and watch the calls that were made against or not made for us, and you will see the “CONSPIRACY” that is going on against the Magic. I am a fair person and believe only what the facts tell me, and so far…….I have to side with the facts, and the facts are that David Stern or some other person has a deep rooted grudge.
This might have been touched on already but
IMO this lost is bc of management ! We have 13 players and of those 13 2 suck and never should’ve been signed and 1 is a rookie. Out of the 10 players that actually play 3 are hurt so what else can we expect! We can’t continue to try and win a championship with 13 players i mean seriously Otis can sit back and say he is happy with this team but seriously Otis cut the BS and make moves that will help us on the court bc your BS is hurting our production and could very well cost us our ONLY superstar next summer. Sorry for the mini rant i just couldnt hold it in any longer
well we have no bench
Gil is questionable. Earl and Q are for Defensive purposes. j.j and Ryno are our only key bench player’s. so yeah we have to do something about that.
In the playoffs you usually only play 8 guys anyways.
It is not that big of a deal. In all honesty I would not mind if we just used Jameer, J Rich, Turk, and JJ to cover the 1,2,3 spots for me. We have 7 legitamate solid NBA players. Gil on some nights is legitamate.
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